, 1887-11-10

lll'' uIIitLS Idhdblt evidence Ol tlutn.
The statement concerning the deed
Is based on circumstantial evidence
of a less direct nature, unfortunately
1t lacks the same force as the money
statement from the fact that Frank
Wright Is the reputed author, and in
the eyes of the law his testimony is
almost worthless. Yet this does not
in the least detract from the intrinsic
value Of the Clew l desired to give
tho officers in their attempt to m
ravel the mystery as the following
will Illustrate. In the spring of 1886
Vim. Wright had sold off consider
able property, and as natural result
had got little money, After pay
ing one of his many visits to the dis
pensary of the popular beverage,
known III vulgar parlance as bug
Juice, he tinally awakened to the mel
ancholy fact that his pile was reduced
by over fifty dollars. In talking with
me on the subject, be stated in plain
English that he blamed a member of
his family for the theft, and eonclud-
ed with the announcement that "'iu
future he wottld keep nothing valu-
able in that old trunk" Next in or
der comes Frank with the statement
that his father had taken into his
possession the patent, document
which L believe bore Franks name,
and was addressed 10 him. That
Frank wanted to keep possession of
it, is too we'll known to need proof,
but being, as his father claimed, an
idiot, the old gentleman denied his
request, and Frank III his impatience
made Il remark To a person | can
readily name, which furnished the
clew to my statement. The remark
was made III genuine imported Bill
lingsgatP. else | would give it in its
entirety.
Now l hope 1 have answered all
questions intelligibly. If 1 have not,
1t is my want of mental ability, not
from lack of facts to strengthen my
position; and as there remains but
one more slm to meet, will meet it
squarely, 10y denouncing it Us Il base
fabrication, and thus wind up the
contract. Thus it reads: at is
avcrred that Mr. McConaghy was con
spicuous among his neighbOrs as the
only person who refused to Join the
search for the missing man, remark
ing that he would as soon hunt for q
doSw Que has only got to read the
above to realize the spirit in which it
was written, to see through the finn
sy coating of Misrepresentation the
unmistakable shadow of the cloven
foot. Would it be of any avail to tell
such person that | had a substitute
searching, and that my labor journal
proves the fact, and that the search-
ers name was John ID. RICHTER! Now
gentle reader, prepare yourself for an
electric shock. The article which |
have just cut to pieces. fguratively
speaking, starts with the plain an
ncuncement that Mr.. Weir's inform
ants were from Chimacum. On the
strength thereof / paid a visit to Mr.
Neir's office, and was received by
that gentleman in his usual courteous
manner. l there learned from his
lips, that ALVIN q. Wright was the
author of last weeks anonymous let
ter. | also learned that while he was
making those absurd statements, VIM.
Montgomery was Ill the office within
hearing distance.
Readers of the ARGUS will now see
Il strong reason why those parties
withheld their names, and let their
illcgitimate progeny adrift on he
without a sponsor. Mr. Montgomery
knowing in his innermOst soul that |
could at any moment lay my hand on
his shoulder, and make him withdraw
the opening paragraph of their artl-
Gle, felt that he was as that moment
treading on dan"erous ground. Why,
if he is fair minded man, as in the
past | believed him to be, did he not
lay his hand on Alvin's shoulder and
tell him, then and there, that his first
assertion was falsehood? Why did
he allow the journal from whose
pages the public seek information on
this important question, to be pollut-
ted i'll his very presence. The journ-
alist who was trying to hold the
scales of justice with an impartial
hand, was imposed upon and this
man never uttered a protest. When
Alvin q. Wright curled his lips to
utter the assertion that | was the on
" enemy Mr.. Wright was known to
have; at that moment Mr.. Montgom-
cry had an opportunity to assert his
manhood that occurs to but few men,
and in his case may never occur
again. He missed the opportunity,
and it now becomes my painful duty
TO draw aside the vail SO his fellow
citizens may see his real position.
The above needs no comment. BY
stronger methods of reasoning you
may make me admit that parallel
lines fail to unite only because it is
Illegal; that diameter and circumfer-
ence are so made that it is a greater
distance across than around circle;
that straight line could inclose a
triangle, if not prevented by law; but
| can never, look at it which way L
will, believe that those men dictated
that communication in the spirit of
fair play.
Hoping that tho published reward
Will ere long have the desired result
and hoping also that in the denoue-
ment the criminal, if such there be,
may meet his just deserts, that the
tongue of slander be for ever silenced
and the dignity of law and order
maintained, remain,
Yours respectfully,
JNo. F. MCCoNAGHY.
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